<s>
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Deck13	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Deck13	O
Interactive	O
's	O
earlier	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
,	O
with	O
which	O
it	O
shares	O
many	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deck13	O
Interactive	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
inspired	O
by	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
in	O
the	O
challenging	O
role-playing	O
game	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proliferation	O
of	O
drones	O
and	O
working	O
robots	O
has	O
created	O
mass	O
unemployment	O
,	O
with	O
humans	O
forced	O
to	O
resort	O
to	O
augmentations	B-Application
and	O
powered	O
rigs	O
to	O
keep	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
efficient	O
equivalent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ending	O
is	O
considered	O
canon	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
began	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
FLEDGE	O
engine	O
,	O
developed	O
from	O
scratch	O
by	O
Deck13	O
Interactive	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
features	O
integration	O
of	O
Nvidia	B-Application
GameWorks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
16	O
May	O
2017	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
20	O
October	O
2020	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
makes	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
detailed	O
sci-fi	O
setting	O
and	O
provides	O
an	O
engaging	O
experience	O
throughout	O
the	O
30	O
to	O
40-hour	O
campaign	O
,	O
mostly	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
widely	O
customizable	O
inventory	O
and	O
wickedly	O
fun	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
mind	O
investing	O
over	O
50	O
hours	O
to	O
the	O
grind	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
was	O
never	O
dazzled	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Surge	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
one	I-Device
.	O
</s>
